Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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